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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

WTO Seeks Shot in the Arm with Covid Jab IP Idea

The World Trade Organization's first ministerial meeting since December 2017 is wrestling with the wording of a text that would temporarily waive patents on coronavirus jabs Narinder NANU AFP/File

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.

The World Trade Organization's first ministerial meeting since December 2017 is wrestling with the wording of a text that would temporarily waive patents on coronavirus jabs, AFP said.

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